audition

About 0.85 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun A performance, by an aspiring performer, to demonstrate suitability or talent.

   I've been to five auditions this week.

2. noun The sense of hearing.

   His audition was poor.

3. noun An act of hearing; being heard.
4. noun Something heard.
5. verb To evaluate one or more performers in through an audition.

   We auditioned several actors for the part.

6. verb To take part in such a performance.

   Several actors auditioned for the part.

Similar words

tryout hearing try out auditory modality auditory sense sense of hearing casting hear heard interview

Often followed by

for and in is with at of was to

Word family

auditioned auditioning auditions